SCC Health Science Programs Receive $15,000 Scholarship Endowment

SYLVA - Southwestern Community College's health science programs recently received a $15,000 scholarship endowment from Dr. and Mrs. Nagui El-Bayadi. Dr. El-Bayadi, a retired surgeon with WestCare Health Systems, and his wife, Marion, established this scholarship to provide deserving students from Jackson, Macon and Swain counties financial assistance with their education.

"Dr. El-Bayadi was a physician in this community from 1969-2001, and he has served on SCC's Foundation Board since 2002. Through his generosity and commitment to his community, students in health care programs at Southwestern will have an opportunity to receive financial assistance," executive director of the SCC Foundation said.

SCC offers 15 degrees in the health science fields, including nursing, radiography, medical laboratory technology and respiratory therapy, among others. Beginning in fall of 2004 scholarship money created from the El-Bayadi family endowment will be available to students. For additional information on this scholarship and SCC health science programs, visit www.southwesterncc.edu

Robert and Freida Hooper Scholarship Receives Additional Funding

Robert & Freida Hooper

SYLVA - Robert and Freida Hooper recently gave an additional $10,000 to the "Robert and Freida Hooper Endowment Scholarship" at Southwestern Community College.

The scholarship is open to students enrolled in SCC's radiography and medical sonography programs and will be awarded in the fall semester.

For additional information about the scholarship, contact Sonja Haynes, executive director of the SCC Foundation, at 586.4091 or 800.447.4091, ext 218. For additional information about SCC's radiography and medical sonography programs, contact admissions at ext. 352.